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German Federal Office of Administration. 58 requests, 1 domain. GSB platform, Apache. BundesSchrift (BundesSans + BundesSerif) served locally. A proprietary GSB cookie banner, only technically necessary cookies (§25(2)(2) TDDDG). The CSP reserves piwik.itzbund.de, YouTube, googleapis, geodatenzentrum — inactive in the HAR. Set-Cookie — zero. Full compliance.
Request timeline
Declared versus actual
Context
BVA (Bundesverwaltungsamt) is a general-purpose federal service agency, carrying out around 150 tasks on behalf of other federal bodies: from BAföG and Kindergeld payments to registry management and visa support. Germany’s largest service agency. GSB platform, Apache. HAR: 58 requests, 1 domain.
BundesSchrift — five weights, local
BVA uses BundesSansWeb (Regular, Bold, BoldItalic, Italic) and BundesSerifWeb-Bold — five woff files from /static/fonts/BundesSchrift/. The state font family, hosted locally. slick.woff for the slider — also local.
A proprietary cookie banner — only necessary cookies
The cookie banner is implemented with GSB’s own tools, with no external CMP. The policy lists only technically necessary cookies: JSESSIONID (session), SERVERID (load balancing, expires with the session), and the banner’s cookie (closed, signaling it was dismissed). All under §25(2)(2) TDDDG, with no consent required. Set-Cookie — zero in the HAR.
The CSP as a map of capabilities, not current state
The Content-Security-Policy reserves a wide range of external sources for features on internal pages: piwik.itzbund.de (Matomo after consent), *.googleapis.com and *.youtube.com (YouTube videos), *.geodatenzentrum.de (BKG maps), service-digitale-verwaltung.de (OZG services). Not one of these sources is active on the homepage — there are no requests outside www.bva.bund.de in the HAR.
Policy — detailed and current
The privacy policy, roughly 47,000 characters long, covers all the services mentioned in the CSP: Matomo only after consent, YouTube with a warning about user responsibility, BKG geodatenzentrum.de, the OZG platform, BVA’s social media. Cookies are described in a table listing name, purpose, and category. Legal references are current: TDDDG §25 is cited correctly.
Conclusion
www.bva.bund.de does not transmit visitor data to third parties on first visit. One domain, a state typeface, a GSB cookie banner, a detailed policy with current legal references. No GDPR violations recorded at the time of the audit.
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Тема: Запрос доступа к персональным данным (ст. 15 GDPR) — bva.bund.de Кому: [укажите адрес компании — DPO / поддержка / юридический отдел] От: [Ваше имя], [контактный email] Прошу предоставить доступ к моим персональным данным, обрабатываемым в связи с использованием сайта bva.bund.de. 1. Категории данных и цели обработки (ст. 15(1)(a)-(c)) Прошу предоставить информацию по всем категориям, целям и получателям обработки моих данных на этом сайте — независимо от того, выявлены ли на сегодняшний день какие-либо несоответствия. 2. Получатели, сроки хранения и передача за пределы ЕЭЗ (ст. 15(1)(c)-(d), 46) Прошу также указать полный список третьих лиц-получателей, применимые сроки хранения по каждой категории и правовые основания передачи данных за пределы ЕЭЗ, если таковая происходит. Полный технический разбор с доказательствами (сохранённый сетевой журнал, контрольная сумма SHA-256) опубликован по адресу: https://gdpru.eu/en/audits/de-bva-bund-de/ 3. Автоматизированная обработка и профилирование (ст. 15(1)(h)) Прошу сообщить, применяется ли в отношении меня автоматизированное принятие решений или профилирование, и если да — раскрыть логику такой обработки. С уважением, [Ваше имя] [контактный email] [Страна] [Дата]
Subject: Data access request (GDPR Art. 15) — bva.bund.de To: [insert the company's address — DPO / support / legal department] From: [Your name], [contact email] I request access to my personal data processed in connection with the website bva.bund.de. 1. Categories of data and purposes of processing (Art. 15(1)(a)-(c)) I request information on all categories, purposes, and recipients of my data processed on this site — regardless of whether any non-compliance has been identified to date. 2. Recipients, retention periods, and transfers outside the EEA (Art. 15(1)(c)-(d), 46) I also request the full list of third-party recipients, the applicable retention period for each category, and the legal basis for any transfer of data outside the EEA. The full technical audit with evidence (saved network log, SHA-256 checksum) is published at: https://gdpru.eu/en/audits/de-bva-bund-de/ 3. Automated processing and profiling (Art. 15(1)(h)) Please state whether I am subject to automated decision-making or profiling, and if so, disclose the logic involved. Sincerely, [Your name] [contact email] [Country] [Date]